CNN Headline News did a short news story regarding Ford and GM's
contributions to the relief and recovery efforts in New York and
Washington.

The findings are as follows.....

1. Ford - $10 million to American Red Cross matching employee
contributions of the same number; plus 10 Excursions to NY Fire Dept.
The company also offered ER response team services and office space to
displaced government employees

2. GM - $10 million to American Red Cross matching employee
contributions of the same number and a fleet of vans, SUV's, and
trucks

3. Daimler Chrysler - $10 million to support of the children and
victims of the Sept. 11 attack

4. Harley Davidson Motorcycles - $1 million and 30 new motorcycles to
the New York Police Dept

5. Volkswagen - Employees and management created a Sept 11 Foundation,
funded initially with $2 million, for the assistance of the children
and victims of the WTC attack.

6. Hyundai - $300,000 to the American Red Cross

7. Audi - Nothing

8. BMW - Nothing

9. Daewoo - Nothing

10. Fiat - Nothing

11. Honda - Nothing despite boasting of second best sales month ever
in August 2001

18. Toyota - Nothing despite claims of high sales in July and August
2001 (Condolences posted on the website)

Whenever the time may be for you to purchase or lease a new vehicle,
keep this information in mind. You might want to give more
consideration to a car manufactured by an American - owned and/or American based
company. Apart from Hyundai and Volkswagen, the foreign car companies
contributed nothing at all to the citizens of the United States, and
remember one thing, their profits do NOT stay in this country...that
money is gone from the USA!

It is OK for these companies to take money out of this country, but it
is apparently not acceptable to return some in a time of crisis. I
believe we should not forget things like this. Say thank you in a way
that gets their attention.